What we learned from F1's 2025 Bahrain pre-season testing
McLaren dominates F1 pre-season testing, Red Bull struggles with setup issues, while Mercedes and Ferrari look evenly matched heading to Melbourne.
Bahrain Testing
Bahrain Testing
Sainz tops day two as McLaren shows race pace strength
Sainz fastest on F1 test day two in Bahrain, but McLaren's ominous race pace suggests Norris has early advantage for 2025 season opener.
McLaren impresses as F1 teams begin Bahrain testing
F1 testing begins in Bahrain with McLaren's balance impressing, Ferrari logging 141 laps, Mercedes showing optimism, and Red Bull maintaining a low profile
What we learned from 2024 Bahrain testing
Key Insights From 2024 F1 Preseason Testing in Bahrain - Red Bull remains dominant despite ambitious efforts from Mercedes and Ferrari.
2024 Bahrain Test Day 1: Verstappen stuns with early dominance
Red Bull's Max Verstappen laid down an emphatic marker on the opening day of 2024 Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain, posting a lap over a second clear of his nearest rival.
What we learned from 2023 pre-season F1 testing
Pre-season testing in Bahrain has revealed that Red Bull remains dominant, while Ferrari showed impressive straight-line speed but struggled in corners. Mercedes lacked consistency, and McLaren anticipates upgrades.
Ferrari's Leclerc fastest in morning session on final day of F1 testing
Charles Leclerc set the fastest time of pre-season testing so far in Bahrain on Saturday morning, with a lap of 1m31.024s on the softest tyre compound.
The Ferrari driver led Mercedes' George Russell by four tenths, as the teams shifted to more performance work.
However, Alfa Romeo hit